Google will pay $2.5 million to underpaid female engineers and overlooked Asian applicants
Google will pay $2.5 million to underpaid female engineers and
overlooked Asian applicants as The US Department of Labor alleges systemic pay
and hiring discrimination. According to their report hiring rate differences
that disadvantaged female and Asian applicants” for Google engineering
positions.
As part of the settlement, Google will hand over $1,353,052 in back pay and interest to 2,565 female engineers. It will also pay $1,232,000 in back pay and interest to 1,757 female engineering applicants and 1,219 Asian engineering applicants for “engineering positions not hired.”
The news comes after years of conflict between Google workers and
management. In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out of work to protest
the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations. Earlier this year,
roughly 230 employees and contractors formed a minority union.
Jenny R. Yang,
director of the office of federal contract compliance programs said that “Pay
discrimination remains a systemic problem." "Employers must conduct regular pay
equity audits to ensure that their compensation systems promote equal
opportunity." He added.
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